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Conservatives Target Trump As Canada Campaign Begins

Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks in Ottawa on March 4, 2025
Canada's Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre argued Monday that he is the strongest candidate to take on US President Donald Trump, whose annexation and tariff threats have shaken the once promising chances of a Tory-led government.
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Researchers have warned that several Russia-linked fake news websites are pushing disinformation about Ukraine

Hijacking News: Fake Media Sites Sow Ukraine Disinformation

A fake news website falsely claimed that Ukraine's president is paying Western reporters to tarnish US President Donald Trump -- part of a series of deceptive reports spread by Russian-linked portals mimicking media outlets.
AFP news Mar 24, 2025
Heathrow Airport authorities say they "expect significant disruption" over the coming days, with hundreds of flights and thousands of passengers affected

Travel Chaos After Power Outage Closes London's Heathrow Airport

Heathrow airport was completely shut down on Friday after a power outage due to a fire at a London electricity substation, causing travel chaos for passengers around the world and the cancellation or diversion of hundreds of flights from Europe's busiest air hub.
AFP news Mar 21, 2025
Melting glaciers: major differences across regions

World's Glacier Mass Shrank Again In 2024, Says UN

All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter of "survival".
AFP news Mar 21, 2025
Greenpeace has vowed to continue its environmental work despite the ruling

Greenpeace $660mn Damages Ruling Shocks Global NGOs

Civil society groups on Thursday condemned a US court order that Greenpeace pay over $660 million in damages to an oil pipeline company as a chilling attack on climate action around the globe.
AFP news Mar 21, 2025
US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order dismantling the Education Department after signing it in the East Room of the White House

Trump Signs Order To 'Eliminate' US Education Department

US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at "eliminating" the Department of Education, a decades-old goal of the American right, which wants individual states to run schools free from the federal government.
AFP news Mar 21, 2025
US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the East Room of the White House

Trump Pressures Courts After Reprimand On Deportations

US President Donald Trump demanded Thursday that courts stop blocking his agenda, edging closer to a constitutional showdown after a judge suggested the administration had ignored an order to block summary deportations.
AFP news Mar 21, 2025
Among the banners held by protesters were many calling on the government to end the war

Israelis Return To Streets In Anger Over Netanyahu's Policies

Blowing foghorns and beating drums, thousands of Israelis on Wednesday took over the winding Jerusalem street outside the prime minister's residence to protest what they see as Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to weaken democracy.
AFP news Mar 20, 2025
Philippine Justice Secretary Jesus Remulla told senators the government did not coordinate last week's arrest of Rodrigo Duterte ahead of time

Philippine Officials Deny Coordinating Duterte Arrest With ICC

Philippine senators on Thursday grilled government officials over their decision to hand former president Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court last week, with the country's justice minister denying coordinating the arrest ahead of time.
AFP news Mar 20, 2025
Thousands of angry protesters gather outside City Hall

Istanbul's Mayor Still Held As New Rally Called

Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, remained in police custody Thursday over graft and terror allegations after being held the day before, as his party called for more protests in Turkey's largest city.
AFP news Mar 20, 2025
The rapprochement between US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin has led Europe to shake up some of its rules and alliances

Europe Shifts Gears For The Trump Era

Barely a month ago, a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sent an unmistakable message across the Atlantic: the United States may not be there forever to keep Europe safe from an aggressive Russia.
AFP news Mar 20, 2025
Romanian army tanks during a NATO exercise in Smardan, southeastern Romania

Rocked By Trump, EU Seeks To Kickstart Defense Push

The EU on Wednesday will look to fire the starting pistol on plans to help member states bolster their defenses, as Europe grapples with an aggressive Russia and the potential loss of US security protections.
AFP news Mar 19, 2025
The move would appear to open the door for Trump to appoint loyalists at what is meant to be an independent agency

Trump Purges Democrats From US Federal Trade Commission

The only two Democrats on the US Federal Trade Commission have been fired by President Donald Trump, the White House said, opening the door for the Republican to appoint loyalists at the independent regulatory agency.
AFP news Mar 19, 2025
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 17, 2025 shows, L-R, US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2025 and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 13, 202

Trump, Putin To Speak About Ukraine War

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a highly-anticipated phone call Tuesday to discuss the Ukraine war, with Kyiv and its European allies demanding that Russia agree to an unconditional US-proposed ceasefire.
AFP news Mar 18, 2025

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